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891.India unveils global solar alliance of 120 countries at Paris climate summit (2015-12-01)

( Environmental news )

... Narendra Modi announces a new alliance of nations and industry on large-scale expansion of solar energy use in the tropics and beyond ...

892.European rules of environmental safety vs. lack of control and environmental collapse: quo vadis, Ukraine (2015-11-27)

( EPL: Events and Announcements )

... On 26.11.2015, the Parliament of Ukraine considered in the first reading the draft law on environmental impact assessment that the Parliament did not adopt and returned for additional rework because of the opposition on behalf of business lobby. ...

893.Weather disasters occurred almost daily over last decade, UN says (2015-11-23)

( Environmental news )

... Number of disasters such as floods and heatwaves is almost double what it was two decades ago, but scientists say ‘jury is out’ on how much is due to climate change ...

894.How Africa’s fastest solar power project is lighting up Rwanda (2015-11-23)

( Environmental news )

... East African plant is completed in less than a year – creating jobs and setting the country on the path to providing half its population with electricity by 2017 ...

895.Alberta to introduce carbon tax (2015-11-23)

( Environmental news )

... Canadian province and tar sands heartland addresses criticism of inaction on climate change by announcing carbon tax and coal power phase-out ...

896.Bird’s lightning ‘tap dance’ caught on camera (2015-11-20)

( Environmental news )

... Non-singing birds are also known to perform elaborate dances that can include noises from wing or tail feathers – tricks that have, similarly, been unveiled by high-speed video footage. ...

897.Yellowstone proposes controversial slaughter of 1,000 bison (2015-11-19)

( Environmental news )

... National park authorities want to kill one in five animals to bring population down to target size ...

898.Pesticides stop bumblebees from pollinating apple trees, research shows (2015-11-19)

( Environmental news )

... New findings on neonicotinoids have important implications as many food crops and wildflowers rely on bee pollination to reproduce ...

899.Climate change is ‘single biggest threat’ to polar bear survival (2015-11-19)

( Environmental news )

... ‘High probability’ of a 30% decline in polar bear numbers by 2050 due to retreating sea ice, IUCN study finds ...

900.Climate change and cities: a prime source of problems, yet key to a solution (2015-11-18)

( Environmental news )

... Cities are home to half the world’s population and produce around 75% of the world’s GDP and greenhouse gas emissions. By 2050, between 65% and 75% of the world population is projected to be living in cities, with more than 40 million people moving to cities each year. That’s around 3.5 billion people now, rising... ...

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